Welcome to week two of our annual Anything Goes challenge at Tuesday Morning Sketches! A few of us have additional projects to share this week as we remind you that you still have until next Sunday, January 5th, to play along with us!
I've made a gift card holder that I'm rather proud of. I made a lot of these in Christmas designs, and made another one for a birthday so that I could take pictures & show you how it's made. Math, yo. Not my strong suit!
Start with a piece of card stock measuring 5.25" X 11". Score on the long side at 3", 5.5", and 8. Fold on the score lines into a W shape: (Remember, don't clean your desk if you're taking pictures!) Also, this looks more like an M. WHATEVER.
The centre piece (the valley of the M) will be your gift card slot. This picture is blurry but hopefully you get the idea. Centre a gift card along the fold, marking lightly with pencil the edges of the card.
Choose a die large enough to accommodate your gift card - here I've used the 2nd largest Labels 4 Nesties die. Line it up with your pencil marks & use the partial die cutting technique to have it cut on the fold - you may need to run it through the machine twice for a solid cut.
Again with the blurry - sorry! - line the outer parts of the panel with scor-tape or similar adhesive. Make sure not to fill in close to the aperture, since you need room for your card to fit!
Final step - check that your gift card does indeed slide into the aperture. I've made a few dozen of these now, and I still check every one. It should be a tight fit so the card won't fall out. This 'holder' flap is on the inside of your card.
Decorate the front however you like!
Supplies: papers from Bo Bunny; Labels 4 Nesties; Versamark & white EP; sentiment from PTI; little bunny die cut from stash
The finished size of this gift card holder is 5.25" X 3", so it will fit nicely in invitation size envelopes - which was my goal in futzing around with measurements. Not buying more envelopes.
Don't forget to check out the TMS blog today to see who else has a new project for you - and link up YOUR project with us by Sunday January 5th :)
xoxo,
Jessi
